Brett Ranon Nachman, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

United States

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Tallahassee, Florida, Us

- Develop and facilitate the College Autism Network Virtual Association of Scholars (CANVAS), an online group for scholars who conduct autism/higher education research to meet and collaborate; this includes coordinating and hosting meetings, overseeing working groups, facilitating one working group, managing a list-serv, communicating with scholars, and managing databases. Since we started CANVAS we have grown to more than 500 members on our list-serv, and regularly see at least 30 attendees at each of our monthly meetings. To date we have hosted nearly 50 meetings.- Co-created a list of college autism-specific programs across institutions throughout the United States- Planned and delivered presentations at the College Autism Summit for five consecutive years- Co-organized a special interest group on postsecondary education for the International Society for Autism Research 2019 conference in Montreal- Produce research for Florida State University's College Autism Network, headed by Dr. Bradley Cox - Assist in addressing email inquiries to College Autism Network

Fayetteville, Ar, Us

I served as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Adult and Lifelong Learning in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas. Thus far I have taught "Qualitative Reasoning I" and "Survey and Significance of the Community College."

Raleigh , Nc, Us

- Conducted data collection and analysis for qualitative studies- Engaged in literature reviews- Analyzed reports, compiled recommendations, and drafted meeting summary for the Transfer Advisory Committee regarding enhancing transfer student equity and pathways - Facilitated Dedoose software training for team members- Contributed to writing a grant proposal for a community college evaluation- Developed and analyzed survey for team members- Delivered a training on presentation skills- Oversaw social programming

Raleigh , Nc, Us

- Contributed to an online analysis regarding North Carolina community colleges

Dayton, Oh, Us

Taught a "Program Evaluation" course in the Educational Leadership program at the University of Dayton for the Spring 2022 semester

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Co-taught an Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods course in the EdD program at NC State University during the Fall 2021 semester

Madison, Wi, Us

- Participated on Dr. Xueli Wang's research team for the “Expanding STEM Talent Through Upward Transfer: Factors Influencing Transfer in STEM Fields from Two-Year to Four-Year Institutions” project, funded by the National Science Foundation. Also work on a study for the "Contextualize to Learn" project.- Develop literature reviews, recruit participants, conduct and transcribe interviews, code and analyze data, and edit content for several research studies- Create manuscripts with co-authors

Madison, Wi, Us

- Taught a section of the Wisconsin Experience Seminar for incoming freshmen and transfer students during the Fall 2019 semester- Facilitated and designed lectures, discussions and activities for students; they all connect back to the four pillars of the Wisconsin Experience: intellectual curiosity; empathy and humility; intellectual confidence; and purposeful action.- Graded student assignments and provided individualized feedback

Madison, Wi, Us

Served as a T.A. for Dr. Xueli WangFor her "The American Community College" course in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, I addressed the following duties:- Assisted in the development of course curriculum (e.g., readings) - Provided written feedback to students on course assignments- Addressed administrative duties- Edited written materials for course instructor- Organized Canvas course site- Delivered lectures on topics related to navigating the campus libraries and understanding context of comm. college students w/ disabilities

Madison, Wi, Us

- Established "This Just Published," a WISCAPE blog series that highlights recently-published higher education journal articles; wrote six blogs- Created "WISCAPE Now in Higher Ed" podcast, in which I developed, interviewed and edited episodes featuring guests who work in postsecondary education institutions; worked on six episodes- Developed and orchestrated WISCAPE events, such as a series on insider research and a panel on college students with disabilities- Organized the UW-Madison Reception at the Association for the Study of Higher Education conference in Houston, Texas, co-sponsored by WISCAPE- Wrote content for WISCAPE website (including two blogs)- Developed social media content- Promoted WISCAPE programming- Recruited and edited content by bloggers- Staged teaching training workshop (co-sponsored by WISCAPE)- Helped plan programming for WISCAPE Summit: Educating a Diverse Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

- Developed and organized curriculum and content (with co-instructors) for Fall 2017 "The College Classroom: Teaching Inclusively" course, a synchronous online class offered via the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)- Delivered class lectures on inclusive teaching practices, including a unit on autism

- Developed an original curriculum for a "Psychology of Learning" course that I taught during the summer for academically-talented high-schoolers (105 hours of course content in a 3-week period)- Facilitated discussions, and created activities and assignments for students (e.g., analyzing various learning styles and developmental disabilities)- Delivered lectures on psychological topics- Provided feedback to students on written assignments- Assessed students' final papers and presentations

Madison, Wi, Us

- Developed an assessment plan and examined data regarding how to support students on academic probation

- Served as columnist of self-developed Disney In Depth feature- Provided commentary on a variety of topics related to The Walt Disney Company, including theme parks, movies, television, books and music- Wrote bimonthly pieces, ranging from reviews of recent Blu-ray releases to commentary on issues impacting The Walt Disney Company- Devised video editions focused on themes that complement articles (see examples below)- Covered the Disney D23 Expo 2013 in Anaheim, CA, writing on the major Studios events, taking pictures of exhibits and recording musical performances- Crafted nearly 250 articles for Geeks of Doom

Tempe, Az, Us

- Provided feedback to students on written material, including research papers, essays, scholarship applications, personal statements, literature reviews and analyses- Showed students writing techniques related to grammar, punctuation, organization, thesis construction, arguments, content development and clarity - Taught students how to use MLA and APA formatting- Tutored more than 150 students- Set up tutoring appointments for students

- Developed foundation for Honeywell Aerospace's 100th Anniversary internal communication plan with team members, drafting goals, objectives, strategies and tactics for various efforts (exhibit, video, budget, etc.)- Distributed team-developed survey to local retiree groups (consisting of people who worked for Honeywell Aerospace's legacy companies) to determine their engagement with Honeywell Aerospace and perspectives on the corporation- Analyzed survey results and presented findings in documents- Researched Honeywell Aerospace's company culture and previous anniversary efforts- Formed internal communication campaign for Honeywell Aerospace- Presented Prezi to Honeywell Aerospace and audience at Cronkite PR Lab end-of-semester event

Tempe, Az, Us

- Served as TA for Learning and Motivation psychology course (Spring 2014)- Served as TA for Introduction to Statistics course (Fall 2013)- Lectured on psychological and statistical concepts- Created quizzes based on class content- Assisted students with questions and material- Developed research study for students to conduct- Evaluated and graded assignments, providing students with feedback

- Edited, reviewed and judgde student-submitted content (poetry, research papers, creative stories, nonfiction pieces, etc.) to Write On, Downtown, Arizona State University's annual downtown student writing publication- Created pieces of recognition for honorees, introduced honorees, and helped plan luncheon event with fellow editorial board members- Served on board during Spring 2013 semester and again during the Spring 2014 semester

- Developed trivia cards, including questions and answers, for Pictopia: Disney Edition board game and app- Selected and organized pictures to match trivia card content

Scottsdale, Az, Us

- Researched city website's statistics, pages and other materials- Developed foundation of future video script- Devised platform for social media playbook- Crafted basis for social media presentation and co-hosted event at inaugural City of Scottsdale Communication Summit- Analyzed placement of news content in local publications- Participated in discussions across city departments- Presented reviews at departmental meetings- Created social media strategies and features, developed content and identified statistical trends- Edited and proofread documents and surveys for various departments- Interviewed employees and wrote stories for multiple internal communication platform articles

- Reported and wrote 30+ news stories (primarily focused on the Maricopa County Community College District and the Scottsdale Unified School District), on matters including school budgets, district programs and community initiatives for several Independent Media publications (Scottsdale Independent, Town of Paradise Valley Independent, Biltmore Independent)- Edited news briefs, stories and press releases- Designed news pages- Correspondent position (May 2012 - December 2012)

- Established Disney column "Mouse House" and wrote several analytical articles each month, focusing on a wide range of topics including movie reviews, "Top 10" lists and commentary on issues related to The Walt Disney Company- Wrote more than 75 articles- Covered the 2011 Disney D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, the largest official Disney fan event in the country- Edited other contributors' articles (August 2010 - September 2011)

Editor in chief (June 2011 - December 2011):- Developed well-recognized, commemorative Sept. 11 10th anniversary issue and wrote feature story, speaking with individuals closely connected to the tragedy- Managed other editors and edited their stories- Coordinated content coverage - Solely-edited final version of newspaper- Designed news and/or feature pages- Wrote numerous news and opinion pieces, focused on personality profiles and social issues- Wrote feature on social mediaManaging Editor (January 2011 - May 2011):- Assisted Editor in chief with final review of newspaper- Communicated with other editors and edited their stories- Co-wrote feature on fitness and nutrition- Developed personality profile feature "Star-tichoke," writing stories on an important individual on campus for each issue- Wrote opinion piecesNews Editor (August 2010 - December 2010):- Designed news pages- Supervised reporters and edited their stories- Wrote news and opinion piecesReporter (January 2010 - May 2010):- Wrote news stories on campus programs

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Educational Leadership And Policy Analysis, 4.0

Master Of Science - Ms, Educational Leadership And Policy Analysis

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Journalism And Mass Communication

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Journalism